1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/cnic.c b/drivers/net/cnic.c
index 9c2e7860b18e..3a7d3ce6db7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnic.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Broadcom NetXtreme II CNIC Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(CNIC_MODULE_VERSION);
 
+/* cnic_dev_list modifications are protected by both rtnl and cnic_dev_lock */
 static LIST_HEAD(cnic_dev_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(cnic_udev_list);
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(cnic_dev_lock);
@@ -445,14 +446,12 @@ int cnic_register_driver(int ulp_type, struct cnic_ulp_ops *ulp_ops)
 
         /* Prevent race conditions with netdev_event */
         rtnl_lock();
-        read_lock(&cnic_dev_lock);
         list_for_each_entry(dev, &cnic_dev_list, list) {
                 struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
 
                 if (!test_and_set_bit(ULP_F_INIT, &cp->ulp_flags[ulp_type]))
                         ulp_ops->cnic_init(dev);
         }
-        read_unlock(&cnic_dev_lock);
         rtnl_unlock();
 
         return 0;